Caroline. Some fans like her for being the only cast member to be on the show for 4 seasons, while others hate her for the exact same reason.

Also, Rachel as "Ubbi Dubbi Woman". Was having her replace Kenny as "Ubbi Dubbi Man" a good way to keep a reacurring skit going, or did it push said skit into Seasonal Rot?

Broken Base: The reunion episode. On one hand, everyone loved seeing Pablo, Jared, Lynese, David and Keiko return, but some see it as a bit of a missed opportunity since there were no Cafe ZOOM, ZOOM Playhouse, or Ubbi Dubbi segments, and wasn't the season finale many feel it should have been.

Dork Age: The last two seasons, which went through changes that alienated fans of the first five seasons.

First Installment Wins: Inverted and played straight. As mentioned below, the first season of the revival is usually considered the show's best. However, the revival is also much more popular than the 1972 original.

Harsher in Hindsight: On the show's website, all the kids from the 1999 revival have their own pages. Jared's page has a testimonial from him about what he'd like to do when he grows up. Also, in season one (the one Jared was in), there's a bit where the entire cast talks about what they'll be doing in ten years. note Jared died in a car accident in 2006 at the age of 21

Growing the Beard: The 1999 series is considered a big improvement over the 1970s one, due to casting better kid actors.

Tough Act to Follow: Season 1 is largely considered the show's best season. That said, the next two seasons were at the very least a respectable follow-up.

Toy Ship: Caroline and Kenny. Although there was never any hint that they liked each other in that way, many fans seem to ship the two. The facts that they appear in a lot of segments together and they were the only two cast members from Season 2 to return for the next season help to fuel it.

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